This paper presents the equations of motion for a general articulated road vehicle, with variable numbers of wheels for the tractor and trailer. The equations are applicable to vehicle-bridge dynamic interaction problems ...
In this article, Ritz’s method is used to calculate with unprecedented accuracy the displacements related to a deformable rectangular plate resting on the surface of an elastic quarter-space. To achieve this required three ...
Bridge codes adopt values for dynamic allowance in traffic load models that are necessarily conservative
to cover for an entire range of bridges with different mechanical characteristics, boundary conditions, and the ...
A periodic monitoring of the pavement condition facilitates a cost-effective distribution of the
resources available for maintenance of the road infrastructure network. The task can be
accurately carried out using ...
More accurate assessment of safety can prevent unnecessary repair or replacement of existing bridges which in turn can result in great cost savings at network level. The allowance for dynamics is a significant component ...
This paper investigates the feasibility of using an instrumented vehicle to detect bridge dynamic parameters,
such as natural frequency and structural damping, in a scaled laboratory experiment. In the experiment, a ...
An examination of weigh-in-motion (WIM) data collected recently at sites in five European
countries has shown that vehicles with weights well in excess of the normal legal limits are
found on a daily basis. These vehicles ...
Accurate traffic loading models based on measured data are essential for the accurate assessment
of existing bridges. There are well-established methods for the Monte Carlo simulation of single lanes
of traffic, and this ...
This paper presents the results of a series of field tests performed to study the effect of soil plugging during installation on the base resistance developed by an open-ended (pipe) pile in clay. Three instrumented pipe ...